Controlled Availability for Workforce Scheduling
The following is a list of Controlled Availability features that are being offered by our Controlled Availability Program.
NOTE: These features are not generally available for all customers at this time. These are only available through the Controlled Availability Program and will require approval to become a part of the features program. To be a part of these programs you will be required to participate in testing and providing feedback. Some programs may require other participation as well.
Not to worry if you don't have to time to be a part of these early stage programs. You can uptake this feature when it is generally available for all customers. When these features are available for all customers you will see the features under their product headings as usual.
We invite you all to browse through the list of features to see if there are any features you are interested in implementing in advance of the features scheduled release. The table below will provide information on signing up for features. Please sign up soon, as these programs have limited availability and some are designed for specific types of customers.
The table below gives you a brief description of the features available and how to sign up. Some features are bigger than others, so for more information there may be a What's New describing the feature in more detail below this table.
We look forward to hearing your thoughts and ideas as you participate the Controlled Availability programs!
| Product | Feature Name | Feature Description | Type of Customer Needed to Test | How to Sign Up | Controlled Availability Release | Is the Program Still Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workforce Scheduling | Manage Workforce Schedules |
Manage the generated schedules for a department using the Workforce Schedules page. This page displays a list of available schedules. Schedule managers can review the status, view notes, manage shifts, and publish the schedules |
Licensed Workforce Scheduling customer | You must log a Service Request (SR) through My Oracle Support (MOS) requesting to be in the program. | 23D | Open |
|
Workforce Scheduling |
Schedule Generation Profile Introduction |
Let schedule administrators create schedule generation profiles by defining the staffing departments and policies governing the scheduling process. Schedule managers use these profiles to establish the workforce schedule for their workers. |
Licensed Workforce Scheduling customer |
You must log a Service Request (SR) through My Oracle Support (MOS) requesting to be in the program. |
23D | Open |
|
Workforce Scheduling |
Generate Workforce Schedule Introduction |
Generate workforce schedules for workers in the specified staffing departments. Schedule managers can generate only fixed-time work patterns, open shifts matching the workload and fixed-time work patterns, or automatically assigned schedules for all workers in the staffing department. |
Licensed Workforce Scheduling customer |
You must log a Service Request (SR) through My Oracle Support (MOS) requesting to be in the program. |
23D | Open |
|
Workforce Scheduling |
Workload Plan Import |
Create and manage the Workload Plans which form the basis for setting the requirement for schedules in Oracle Fusion HCM Cloud. Workload Plans define the date ranges and times of the workload requirement for scheduling. The Workload types define the Baseline, Adjusted or Actual type of workload plan for budgeting, forecasting or real time updates to the workload. |
Licensed Workforce Scheduling customer |
You must log a Service Request (SR) through My Oracle Support (MOS) requesting to be in the program. |
23D |
Open |
|
Workforce Scheduling |
Workload Consolidation |
Let Workforce Scheduling align work schedules with required demand by providing a detailed data set of workload data by date and time using the Workload Consolidation process. The process retains the Baseline value provided by the workload import and identifies a current value by using the most recent Actual, Adjusted, or Baseline value, respectively. |
Licensed Workforce Scheduling customer |
You must log a Service Request (SR) through My Oracle Support (MOS) requesting to be in the program. |
23D |
Open |
| Transactional Business Intelligence for Workforce Scheduling | New Subject Area - Workload Real Time |
Augment your reporting on workload data, using the new subject area Workforce Scheduling - Workload Real Time. The workload data is used for staffing requirements or workload hours. |
Licensed Workforce Scheduling customer |
You must log a Service Request (SR) through My Oracle Support (MOS) requesting to be in the program. |
23D |
Open |
|
Workforce Scheduling |
Worker Self-Scheduling |
Empower workers to control their work schedules. They can claim shifts during the designated self-scheduling access period, which promotes a sense of autonomy and work-life balance. |
Licensed Workforce Scheduling customer |
You must log a Service Request (SR) through My Oracle Support (MOS) requesting to be in the program. |
24A |
Open |
|
Workforce Scheduling |
Schedule Generation Profile Enhancement |
Let schedule administrators enable notifications to schedule managers that remind them to finalize and publish their schedules. Also define the operating shifts to use while generating on-call schedules. Finally, enable scheduling rules to apply when generating and validating schedules for the staffing departments. |
Licensed Workforce Scheduling customer |
You must log a Service Request (SR) through My Oracle Support (MOS) requesting to be in the program. |
24A |
Open |
|
Workforce Scheduling |
Workforce Schedule Access |
Define how schedule managers and administrators access their workforce schedules based on their schedule generation profile and area of responsibility. |
Licensed Workforce Scheduling customer |
You must log a Service Request (SR) through My Oracle Support (MOS) requesting to be in the program. |
24A |
Open |
|
Workforce Scheduling |
Generate and Validate Workforce Schedule Enhancement |
Generate workforce schedules using the scheduling rules defined for the worker staffing departments. Also validate schedule changes when a schedule manager or worker edits a shift. |
Licensed Workforce Scheduling customer |
You must log a Service Request (SR) through My Oracle Support (MOS) requesting to be in the program. |
24A |
Open |
|
Workforce Scheduling |
Shift Types in Workforce Schedules |
Ensure workforce schedule accuracy by defining and managing shift types for your workloads and shifts. Shift types can be on-call or work, and work shift types also have productivity percentages. |
Licensed Workforce Scheduling customer |
You must log a Service Request (SR) through My Oracle Support (MOS) requesting to be in the program. |
24A |
Open |
|
Workforce Scheduling |
Workload Management |
Review the detailed workload requirements by day, for up to a week, on the new read-only Workload Management page for schedule managers. See the consolidated workload data for the baseline and current real-time workload requirements for each job, competency, and shift type. |
Licensed Workforce Scheduling customer |
You must log a Service Request (SR) through My Oracle Support (MOS) requesting to be in the program. |
24A |
Open |
|
Workforce Scheduling |
View Schedule Coverage Variance |
Provide schedule managers an option to review the coverage variance between the workload demand requirements and assigned shifts for a scheduling period. By default, the schedule coverage variance is displayed in 4-hour intervals and calculated in 15-minute increments. The coverage information helps schedule managers make necessary schedule updates to avoid overstaffing and understaffing issues. |
Licensed Workforce Scheduling customer |
You must log a Service Request (SR) through My Oracle Support (MOS) requesting to be in the program. |
24A |
Open |
|
Workforce Scheduling |
Schedule Manager Gantt Enhancements |
Note that department schedule Gantt views have a self-scheduling banner during self-scheduling windows. Schedulers can’t publish the schedule during this period or make changes to worker-claimed shifts. Shifts now include shift types, which can be on-call or work, and work shift types also have productivity percentages. And shift actions, such as Assign, Edit, Unassign, and Delete now also run rule validations. Schedulers can override warnings, but not errors, as appropriate. |
Licensed Workforce Scheduling customer |
You must log a Service Request (SR) through My Oracle Support (MOS) requesting to be in the program. |
24A |
Open |
|
Workforce Scheduling |
New Subject Area to Report on Workload Consolidation |
Augment your reporting capabilities with the new subject area Workforce Scheduling - Workload Consolidation Real Time. This new subject area allows you to report on the consolidated workload in order to determine the staffing requirements for the scheduling system. |
Licensed Workforce Scheduling customer |
You must log a Service Request (SR) through My Oracle Support (MOS) requesting to be in the program. |
24A |
Open |